Friday, March 21, 2014

US District Judge Bernard Friedman ruled Michigan's ban on same sex marriage as unconstitutional because it violates the Equal Protection Clause of the US Constitution.

The ruling on Friday (21 March) by US District Judge Bernard Friedman stems from a lawsuit filed by Hazel Park couple April DeBoer and Jayne Rowse. The couple contended that the ban violates the federal guarantee of due process in the 14th Amendment to the constitution.
The most interesting (and emotional) part of this ruling is what came out in the Judge Bernard's written comments.

Friedman stated that 'in attempting to define this case as a challenge to “the will of the people,” state defendants lost sight of what this case is truly about: people.' He added: 'No court record of this proceeding could ever fully convey the personal sacrifice of these two plaintiffs who seek to ensure that the state may no longer impair the rights of their children and the thousands of others now being raised by same-sex couples.' 'It is the Court’s fervent hope that these children will grow up to understand the integrity and closeness of their own family and its concord with other families in their community and in their daily lives.'

Matt Bomer's Final Season
I haven't posted about Matt Bomer for a while and that's because after everything settled with the cast of the film version of Fifty Shades of Grey people needed to calm down a little. I know I did. I also know I'll wait for Fifty Shades of Grey film to come out on demand and won't be going to see it in the theaters. And a lot of that has to do with the fact that Bomer wasn't selected to play Christian. I would have felt differently if he'd been offered the part and turned it down for personal reasons or that he had conflicts. But since I didn't read one single statement about that anywhere, I think I might even pass on seeing the Fifty Shades film altogether. It just doesn't work for me without Bomer. And I liked the books.

In any event, Bomer is as busy as ever. And this article discusses a shortened final season of his TV show, White Collar. The final season of the show will consist of six episodes. The action will pick up from the season 5 cliffhanger that saw Bomer's con man turned FBI informant character abducted, according to Deadline. There were negotiations between doing a full season of shows and a special miniseries sendoff so the six episodes appear to be a compromise. Although White Collar's ratings were still solid and Bomer one of the network's biggest stars, the show was increasingly expensive to produce with its extensive location shoots in New York City.

You can read it in full here. All good things must come to an end...except, of course, for American Idol. THAT show will be around until we're all old and fifty shades of gray. Stonewall Calls for Action

Stonewall released a campaign that's now calling on everyone, even gays, to come to action and not be bystanders with anything regarding abuse.

Called ‘No Bystanders’, it opens on a school playground where a chain of insults begins with one child calling another a ‘ginger’. From ‘fag’ to ‘gender bender’, ‘fatty’ to ‘bimbo’, the chain progresses out of the school gates and into the streets where adults trade bigoted and racist remarks. At the end, McKellen says: ‘What we learn as children can last a lifetime. ‘If you hear it, stop it. Don’t be a bystander.’

I'm not sure if the word Queer is included in this campaign. Is Stonewall considering that word abusive even though many have embraced it now and many still find it highly offensive?

You can read more here. You can also watch a video and give them your money if you are so-inclined. It's a little bit like preaching to the proverbial choir, and here in the US we're already so PC about everything we're terrified to open our mouths and speak anymore. I don't even dare say "Merry Christmas" for fear of offending someone and being accused of abuse.

Second Chance: The Complete Series

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Hybrid author of over 100 published modern romance novels and stories, including AN OFFICER AND HIS GENTLEMAN, FANGSTERS, THE RAINBOW DETECTIVE AGENCY and best selling VIRGIN BILLIONAIRE SERIES. (The profile photo isn't very good, but it's really me and it's recent from 2017. I'm not supposed to be a photographer. )
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Second Chance: His Only Choice

Second Chance: The Sweetest Apple

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Bad Boy Billionaire: The Actor Learning to Love

I won't give out any spoilers, but this is the first time I've ever worked the attacks on the World Trade Center into a novel (you can see the twin towers in the background on the cover)...it's also the first time I've ever written a strong lesbian theme into the subplot.

The Women Who Love to Love Gay Romance

An Anthology with Ryan Field Press, release date August 30, 2013...links to follow soon.

Fangsters: Clan of the Jersey Boys

At a glance, Anton Pagano looks and sounds just like any other twenty-something. He lives in a mansion in northern New Jersey with his mom and dad, and he's never had to worry about anything other than his wardrobe, his latest new car, and the secret love affair he's been having for years. However, Anton has more than just the love affair to hide: he belongs to a Sicilian vampire mobster clan that migrated to New Jersey in the late 1800s.

The Wall Street Shark

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That Cowboy in the Window

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Chase of a Dream

In this 59,000 word unabridged version of the sequel to "Chase of a Lifetime" that contains all of the original erotic scenes, Jim Darling finally finds the happiness he's been chasing for so long. He and Len Mayfield have settled into a quiet routine in their small newly renovated home in the Hollywood Hills, and they enjoy every minute they spend together raising Len's toddler grandson, Culum Mayfied.

An Officer and His Gentleman

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Pretty Man

Unlike most stories, where the rich and powerful husband dumps the hard working, devoted life partner for someone younger, this one takes a turn in the opposite direction when the rich husband is the one to get dumped. But with young Josh's help, Roland learns in less than a week's time that his future can still hold both earth-shattering sex and a love of real substance.

Whatever, Dude

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